1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in Sistan and Baluchestan province

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Sistan and Baluchestan election

3 August 1979 (1979-08-03)

2 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution

	Majority party

Leader	Abdul Aziz Malazada
Party	Muslim Union Party
Seats won	2 / 2

Location of the constituency within Iran

On 3 August 1979, a Constitutional Convention election was held in Sistan and Baluchestan Province with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide the two seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution.

Both candidates who won the election belonged to the Sunni Baloch community in the province. The Shia cleric supported by the Islamic Republican Party was defeated.

Results

1979 Constitutional Convention election: Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MUP	Abdulaziz Mullazadeh	140,770	73.21
	MUP	Hamidollah Mir-Moradzehi	133,123	69.23

	IRP	Mohammad-Taghi Hosseini	unknown	unknown
	MPRP	Mohammad-Gol Barahouei	unknown	unknown
Total votes			192,288	100
Also supported by the Movement of Militant Muslims and the Islamic Republican Party Also supported by the Muslim People's Republic Party
Source: "Election Results" (PDF), Ettela'at, no. 15922, p. 2, 6 August 1979

References

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Electoral blocs	Great Islamic Coalition Quintuple Coalition Septuple Coalition Grand National Alliance
Related topics	Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum

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